Sometimes the voice you need to hear when you're struggling and hurting is that of someone else who's been where you are and who understands first-hand what you're experiencing.

Whatever your situation and circumstance, Hospice of Santa Barbara offers an opportunity for you to connect with others who are facing, or have faced, your situation. All our support groups are co-facilitated by licensed professional counselors and peer counselors -- men and women just like you who have faced their own grief and are now ready to give back to others.

Our facilitators strive to make each group a safe, supportive and healing place.

To register for any of these support groups, or more information, please call Amara, at (805) 563-8820.

Hospice of Santa Barbara Support Groups
Daytime Widow/Widowers	Grief support for spouses and partners
Evening Widow/Widowers	Grief support for spouses and partners
Suicide Bereavement	For people healing from the death of a loved one by suicide
The Healing Circle	For those grieving the death of someone who has touched their life
Organ Transplant	For people anticipating an organ transplant or who have received an organ transplant
Healing Through Poetry*	For people dealing with a life-threatening illness and their caregivers or for bereavement issues
Laugh Jest for the Health of It*	For people dealing with a life-threatening illness and their family caregivers
Loss Later in Life	For residents of retirement communities
Parenting After Loss	For parents and guardians who are caregivers to bereaved children and teens
Parent Bereavement	For parents grieving the death of a child
Living with Loss	For parents grieving a pregnancy loss or death of a child age birth to five.
I Count Too Ages 3-6	Grief support for children recovering from the death of a parent, sibling, or cherished friend
Kids Heal Too Ages 7-12	Grief support for kids recovering from the death of a parent, sibling or cherished friend
Teens Together Ages 13-18	Grief support for teens recovering from the death of a parent, sibling or cherished friend

* Co-sponsored with the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara